Variety, July 17th, 2000
For an organization that says it is nonpartisan and stands for open dialogue, the Gotham-based Creative Coalition, founded by a group of actors in 1989, is starting to seem suspiciously closed-minded. After inviting screenwriter Joe Eszterhas to participate on a panel at the Democratic National Convention addressing issues relating to Youth Violence, reps for the Creative Coalition abruptly disinvited him. The invitation came in a June 22 letter. Similar letters offered panel spots to Oliver Stone, Spike Lee, U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, Tipper Gore, former Secretary of Education Will...
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